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Monday, August 15, 2011

Helsinki is a magnificent city, one of the jewels of the Baltic! It was founded by a Swedish King in 1550 and became the capital of a newly founded Grand Duchy of Finland in 1812 when a monumental Empire-style city plan was drawn to reflect the power of Russia and the Czar.
I have a secret passion for boats, yachts, water... and I wanted for a long time to shoot this kind of photos. Taking advantage of my 21 hours layover, I spent 5 unforgettable hours in Helsinki walking, photographing, visiting, dreaming, absorbing the culture of the place as much as one can do in such a short amount of time.
The air is full of sea flavors and there's a bird sing song present constantly. It's almost like a soundtrack for this city.
People seem very happy, carefree, enjoying life on their yachts or sipping a cup of tea at one of the numerous street cafes. Many tourists as well waiting in line for a water bus or a delicious ice cream sold at every street corner.

The Perfect Dinner : Champagne, Cheese and fresh rolls!

The Uspenski Cathedral - 1868

The largest Orthodox Church in Western Europe with 14 golden cupolas and an interior that reflects the Byzantine tradition of the Orthodox Church.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

This year's trip was very special. Beside playing couple of concerts, practicing the violin, taking photos, traveling to Romania and Germany, we also christened our daughter Vivienne on July 31 in Bucharest. There are photos of that ceremony (used with permission of local photographers) on Vivienne's website.
For this event we had guests and family coming from USA, Greece, Russia and of course from Romania. So, we can say it was a pretty international event!
The ceremony happened at the St. Nicholas Udricani Church in Bucharest (above) and it was performed by Vivienne's godfather Pr.Dr.Univ. Constantin Patuleanu (below).
After this event, taking advantage of the good weather we went for a trip around Romania and here are couple of images we took. Some of the photos are taken by Inna, my wife's sister. We used two Nikons D90 & D40 with 18-200VR & 18-55.

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